Closure for containers



Spt. 28, 1937. I. PENN 2,

CLOSURE FOR CONTAINERS Filed July 14, 1956 INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 28, 1937 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CLOSURE FOR CONTAINERS Isidore Penn, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Carvin Bottlecap Corn, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application July 14, 1936, Serial No. 90,491

2 Claims. (Cl. 21548) This invention relates generally to improve- Examples of the application of the invention merits in closures for containers, and particularfollow: Referring to Fig. 1, the bottle It has the ly to the type wherein a stopper or cork depends conventional neck II with the opening I2 into from the cap. which the stopper or cork I3 is inserted. For

5 In closures for containers of the type wherein purposes of removing the cork l3 without the use 5 a cap is employed in conjunction with the stopper of a cork screw, as for example, by finger hold, or cork to facilitate removal or withdrawal of the a cap it made preferably of metal is provided to closure from the container, it has heretofore been which is secured by any suitable means, such as customary to utilize an intermediary element or for example, cement, the cork IS. The cap is plug made of wood to unite together the cork and made up of two elements or shells ll and l8. l0 cap. In the act of forcing the closure out of the The shell H, which is a one-piece metal part has container, the wooden plug oftentimes breaks an annular wall ll, a disk-like intermediate leaving the cork or stopper within the container, portion El", and a hollow projection or teat and the cap only in the hand. It is an object of I 6 (Fig. 1) or l9 (Fig. 2), depending from the this invention to overcome this disadvantage. intermediate portion H", which hollow projec- 15 In its essential features, the invention comtion or teat, although preferably integral with prises a container cap made up of two interlockthe shell l1, may be separate and rigidly secured ing shells, at least one of which being formed out thereto. The annular wall ll of shell I! is enof a one-piece metal stamping and having a decompassed by the annular wall l8 of shell I8;

p n in w l or a p j cti n for i ht en ageand the lower end of shell I8 is turned in at is" 20 ment with a stopper, such as, for example a cork. in engagement with portion ll" of shell ll, thus Making the stopper-engaging element out of a clamping the latter between H?" and the discmetal stamping insures the closure against breakshaped top 3' which is integral with the cylinage during its removal from the container and drical wall l8. Shell [8 is preferably made of therefore provides a closure which is far more metal. 25 sturdy than one using the conventional Wood In Fig. 1, the projection N5 of shell I! is shown plug. This forms another object of the invenas having a smooth surface l5, whereas in Fig. 2, tion. the projection IQ of said shell has a corrugated These and further objects and advantages of surface IS. The cork or stopper I 3 is suitably the invention will best be understood from a consecured, as by glue or cement, to shell ll, prefer- 30 sideration of the following detailed description, ably to both the portion I1" and projection [6 or taken in connection with the accompanying l9. The corrugation I9 (Fig. 2) further facilidrawing forming part of this specification, with tates securement of the cork to shell ll. Shell the further understanding that while the draw- [3 is preferably knurled or fluted as indicated at 35 ing shows some practical forms of the invention, 23 for facilitating gripping of the cap with the the latter is not confined to any strict conformity fingers. with the showing of the drawing, but may be In Fig. 3, the disc-shaped top 60 of shell 60 changed and modified so long as such changes has an annular marginal recess 60" from which 40 and modifications come within the scope of the margin depends the annular wall 60". 40 appended claims. The other shell 6! has the annular wall BI In the drawing: which encompasses annular wall 60 of shell 60,

Fig. 1 iS a V in part Section f bottle the intermediate disk-like portion BI and the show pp thereto a c n d ap and hollow projection or teat 62. The u er end of pp made in accordance with n m shell 6i has the inturned flange ti" clampingly 45 ment of the invention. engaging shell 60 within annular recess 60" g- 2 is an enlarged (half Sectional) View Of thereby securing the two shells together. Prothe invention i a o fOTmjection 62 is shown as having the outwardly pro- Figs. 3, 4 and 6 are views of closures showing jecting tongues or prongs 20 engaging the cork 60 difi f s f the inventionor stopper I3. The cork is positioned on pro- 5 5 is a Sectional View Of a Portion of a jeotion 62 and these tongues or prongs may be bottle neck Showing pplied thereto a combined produced by forcing outwardly fragments of the ap and st pp t p having a s w t r ad. wall of projection 62 with a suitable instrument Fig. '7 is a sectional view of a combined cap and or tool inserted within the hollow of the projec- 5 stopper in another modified form. tion before the two shells 60 and 6| are assembled. Cork I3 is preferably glued or cemented to shell 6|.

In Fig. 4 the cap has the outer element or shell 4| and the element 42. Shell 4| has the top 40 from which downwardly extends ring or skirt portion 4| bent inwardly at ll, a space being formed for the reception of the downwardly extending annular flange 42' depending from the ring-like flat portion 22 of insert 42. The por-- tion 42' is clamped between the wall 4| and flange 4|". Depending from flat portion 42 at its center is the hollow projection or extension 43 having the closed bulbous end 2|. The cork I3 is secured to the flat portion 42 and extension 43 of element 42 by any suitable means, such as, cement. The space between the tops of the ele-' ments 4| and G2 may be occupied by a filler or spacer disc 2 made of suitable material, such as, for example, cork, fibre, paper or composition.

In Fig. 5, the inner shell 35 is provided with the threaded depending portion or skirt 32, for engagement with the complementary threads 3| of the neck 38 of a container. The threaded portion 32 and depending hollow central projection 38 are confined within the outer shell 36. The lower edge of the threaded skirt 32 of element 35 is clamped between the cylindrical wall of skirt 36 of shell 36 and its inturned edge 34. The top 33 of the outer shell and the top 35 of the inner shell contact each other. The central projection 33 may be provided with the end prongs 22 extendingin an outward direction and formed after the cork 31 is fixed to inner shell 35 and in the manner similar to that hereinbefore stated with reference to prongs 2| Unscrewing the cap forces cork 31 upward sufficiently to overcome the initial tightness between it and the neck of the bottle, thereby permitting easy removal of the cap from the bottle by a lineal pull.

In Fig. 6 the cap has a top recess 53. Shell 50 is cup-shaped having the annular flange 50 which is clamped between the inturned inner annular wall and outer annular wall 5|" of shell 5|. Shell 5| has the projection 52 received in the cork I3, and cork |3 is suitably secured to projection 52 and the bottom surface of shell 5|, as by cement or glue. I

In Fig. '7, the cap comprises the outer shell 56 and inner shell 54. Outer shell 56 is cup-shaped having the depending circular wal1 56'. Inner shell 5:1 has a central annular recessed inward projection 55 for receiving the upper portion of cork or stopper l3 towhich it is secured by any suitable means, and further has a ring-like bottom 54 and upstanding circular wall 54 the upper edge of which rests against the top of outer shell 53. The two shells are firmly fixed to gether by turning in the lower edge of wall 56 as indicated at 5'! so that it engages the ring 54.

As depicted in the above embodiments of the invention, the closure is a combined cap and stopper which comprises three elements, namely, the two preferably metallic shells in interengagement and a stopper or plug secured to one of the metallic elements, the latter being provided with a projection or depending wall in engagement with the stopper to facilitate said securement.

The interlocking cap members or shells are each formed from a one-piece metal stamping, one of the shells having the projecting wall to which the stopper is secured.

The closure may be suitably embossed, or lithographed or otherwise printed. I

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated the invention embodied in some of its practical commercial forms but as these illustrations are primarily for purposes of disclosure it will be understood that the invention is not limited to these particular forms of structure and that it may be modified in many respects without departure from the true spirit and scope of the invention as herein defined and claimed. I wish it further understood that the terms which I have employed herein are used in a descriptive rather than in a limitating sense, except however, for such limitations that may be imposed by the state of the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A closure comprising a combined cap and stopper, said cap comprising two interconnected members, one of said members being of sheet material with a peripheral off-set flange secured to the other member, said one member having a depending centrally disposed tubular projection extending into an end of' the stopper only partway of the length thereof and securing the cap to the stopper.

2. A closure comprising a combined cap and stopper, said cap comprising two interconnected members, one of said members being of sheet material with a peripheral off-set flange secured to the other'member, said one member having a depending centrally disposed tubular projection extending into an end of the stopper only partway of the length thereof and securing the cap to the stopper, said projection having an approximately closed free end to add rigidity to the walls thereof.

ISIDORE PENN. 

